News Disney Lakeshore Lodge (Project 89 - Development near Fort Wilderness)

[Bocabear]

with the size of this hotel and number of rooms they should probably have their own entry drive in...keep the parking and roadways separate

 

[lentesta]

One thing I haven't been able to figure out is if there's a club-level lounge for the cash side of the resort.

@HauntedPirate Any ideas?

 

[monorail81]

with the size of this hotel and number of rooms they should probably have their own entry drive in...keep the parking and roadways separate

Given it size as you mentioned, they shouldn’t have built it in the middle of The Settlement.

 

[Bocabear]

Given it size as you mentioned, they shouldn’t have built it in the middle of The Settlement.

I agree...they could have pushed the while thing farther away from the Settlement and maintained some sightlines... at least a little bit.

 

[HauntedPirate]

with the size of this hotel and number of rooms they should probably have their own entry drive in...keep the parking and roadways separate

Parking is separate. And it will have its own entry. The issue is the supporting road infrastructure.

 

[HauntedPirate]

One thing I haven't been able to figure out is if there's a club-level lounge for the cash side of the resort.

@HauntedPirate Any ideas?

Give me some time to check and I’ll get back on this.

 

[Bocabear]

Seems like they could use Timberline Rd right off World Drive as a dedicated entrance connecting to W Wilderness and right into the new resort... At least that would keep Wilderness Lodge, Fort Wilderness and Lakeshore Lodge having distinct entrances and less confusing for guests...

 

[HauntedPirate]

One thing I haven't been able to figure out is if there's a club-level lounge for the cash side of the resort.

@HauntedPirate Any ideas?

Did some looking and I could not find a club-level lounge for the cash side. The only lounge I see is on level 3, off of the main lobby/entrance.

 

[BrianLo]

@HauntedPirate - you wouldn't happen to have a unit count on Duo Studios? The full breakdown is surely a lot of work, so I'll be self-serving and only ask about the one unit type.

 

[lentesta]

Did some looking and I could not find a club-level lounge for the cash side. The only lounge I see is on level 3, off of the main lobby/entrance.

There's a mention of concierge on level 1, but that's also where back-of-house stuff is. I don't think they'd put it there. Do you?

 

[monorail81]

Did some looking and I could not find a club-level lounge for the cash side. The only lounge I see is on level 3, off of the main lobby/entrance.

Where are you looking? Is there a recorded doc? If so, what’s the instrument #, please?

 

[nickys]

Where are you looking? Is there a recorded doc? If so, what’s the instrument #, please?

This is what he posted earlier:

Not personally involved, actually. But the company I work for has some material involvement with it. Which means blueprints, architectural drawings, etc.

 

[HauntedPirate]

There's a mention of concierge on level 1, but that's also where back-of-house stuff is. I don't think they'd put it there. Do you?

There is some kind of Food & Beverage marked on level 1 (which is also open-air to level 2), but I believe that's the hotel's Market.

 

[HauntedPirate]

@HauntedPirate - you wouldn't happen to have a unit count on Duo Studios? The full breakdown is surely a lot of work, so I'll be self-serving and only ask about the one unit type.

Cash room breakdown (557 total):

Two queens: 481
Single king: 70
Two bedroom: 4
Vice Presidential Suite: 1
Presidential Suite: 1

DVC room breakdown (399 total):

Pod: 24
Studio dedicated: 95
Studio lockoff: 91
1BR : 91
1BR dedicated: 51
2BR: 38
Grand Villa: 9

 

[HauntedPirate]

Seems like they could use Timberline Rd right off World Drive as a dedicated entrance connecting to W Wilderness and right into the new resort... At least that would keep Wilderness Lodge, Fort Wilderness and Lakeshore Lodge having distinct entrances and less confusing for guests...

That already has the security gate for WL, so that won't work. But even bypassing that, you want them to then funnel 900 rooms of new vehicle traffic plus buses onto W Wilderness Rd, which is currently a 2 lane road?

 

[Bocabear]

Roadwork would be necessary...in any situation....re building that road migh be preferable to funneling 900 extra cars on a road that is already being utilized by another resort... so more than double the amount of traffic through a gate designed for campers and motor homes..... But who knows...

 

[peter11435]

That already has the security gate for WL, so that won't work. But even bypassing that, you want them to then funnel 900 rooms of new vehicle traffic plus buses onto W Wilderness Rd, which is currently a 2 lane road?

This is why I’m very curious what the plan is here. There’s no good easy option.

 

[dmc493]

They consistently share busses between FW and WL, and between WL and Contemporary. At least in the multiple different times of year that I've stayed at WL, I've had that experience. Very curious how they approach that strategy once this opens

 

[Tha Realest]

They consistently share busses between FW and WL, and between WL and Contemporary. At least in the multiple different times of year that I've stayed at WL, I've had that experience. Very curious how they approach that strategy once this opens

If how they’ve recently treated the Poly is any indication, I think the approach will be “strain existing infrastructure and amenities to their breaking point”

 

[dmc493]

If how they’ve recently treated the Poly is any indication, I think the approach will be “strain existing infrastructure and amenities to their breaking point”

Which sucks because it is infuriating to depart from WL, drive in the opposite direction to Contemporary, just to then go backwards to HS

And yes I know this situation is dependent on time of day too, but still irritating